butting

verb

Definition of buttingnext
present participle of butt
as in bumping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butting
  1. bumping
  2. pushing
  3. kicking
  4. poking
  5. jabbing
  6. jostling
Verb
  • The galley kitchen is wide enough to allow a chef and helpers to work without bumping into each other.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
  • For guests who will stay longer than four days, add another set or two, bumping your towel set count up to four.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of bumping
Verb
  • With the MacBook Air launching earlier than the iPhone SE and ahead of the next Apple Intelligence update, this points to a press release launch and Apple pushing its consumer laptops further into the background.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This is not a new development in New Orleans where the Saints have been pushing their costs into the future for years now.
    Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • With that in mind, the Dodgers should at least continue kicking the tires on possibly acquiring Bichette.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • But the reprieve is only temporary, kicking decisions down the road and likely setting up additional conflict when the next Congress, under slim Republican majorities, takes office.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of kicking
Verb
  • That very night, British troops heard Germans singing carols and saw decorations poking up from the opposite trenches.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Cast member Bowen Yang appeared dressed as a drone alongside segment host Michael Che, poking fun at the mystery which has left lawmakers and the public demanding answers from government agencies.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
Verb
  • Companies perfected the art of evasion, leaving us jabbing the zero key like a deranged woodpecker just to talk to someone with a pulse.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Unfortunately, too many creditors will simply start jabbing at hard assets and one-time bank account levies without seeing the enormous pot of gold in front of them in the debtor's revenue streams.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of jabbing
Verb
  • Trouble at Lululemon In many ways, the brands jostling for share in the crowded athleisure space can blur together.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In the majority of Malawi's schools, students sit on the floor, jostling for space in a crowded classroom, struggling to concentrate and write legibly.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of jostling
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